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   Sprightly , a. [Compar. Sprightlier ; superl. Sprightliest.] [See Sprite.] Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. “Sprightly wit and love inspires.” 
   Dryden.
   
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   The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green.
   Pope.
   
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